Serenades

May. 31,2001      
Rating:
6.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Set in the 1890s in the central desert region of Australia, 'Serenades' tells the tale of Jila who is conceived when her Afghan cameleer father wins her Aboriginal mother in a card game.

Aden Young as  Johann
Bille Brown as  Pastor Hoffman
David Gulpilil as  Rainman
Nico Lathouris as  Mullah Jalal-Shah
Rodney Afif as  Abdullah
David Ngoombujarra as  Joseph

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